Barry Horowitz Had a Seven-Year Losing Streak

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WWE jobbers like Heath Slater and JTG have absolutely nothing on Barry Horowitz.

On April 25, 1988, a young and promising Barry Horowitz defeated Jose Luis Rivera (who himself only had one televised win in his WWF career). One can only hope that he savored the victory, as it would be his last one for a long, long time.

Most people would give up after losing hundreds of times consecutively, but not Horowitz. The man didn’t have an ounce of quit in him.

Day after day, beating after beating, Horowitz didn’t stop.

He proved that dreams can come true when he upset Bodydonna Skip on June 26, 1995. It was the roll-up heard around the world.

Horowitz went on a career renaissance of sorts, and ended his WWF career with an impressive 8-212 WWF televised win/loss record.

WrestleMania 14 Had a 15 Tag Team Battle Royal

A 15 team Battle Royal isn't exactly depressing, unless you compare it to today.

In 1997, WWE basically had two hours of prime time television a week, yet they were able to fill out an entire tag team division.

WWE now has six hours of TV and doesn't have half as many teams.

Team Hell No, Tensai and Clay, The 3MB, The Usos, The Prime Time Players, and Primo and Epico make up the entire division.

That's six teams, five of whom are pushed as losers.

Sure, not every team in the 15-team battle royal was great (Too Much, Bradshaw and Chainz), but the L.O.D, The Rock 'n' Roll Express, The Headbangers and The Nation of Domination were, at the very least, serviceable teams.

Being the champion out of 15 teams is an accomplishment, being the champion out of six teams is almost out of necessity.